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On April 4, 2008, Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) members gathered for a prayer service in memory of their deceased ancestors at TSA's Ci-En Memorial Hall in Yunlin County. In the Chinese tradition, the Qing Ming Festival is held every year in early April. The day is one on which families ... read more

"Seeds of Change: The Earth Charter and Human Potential," an exhibition on sustainable development, the role of education and the Earth Charter Initiative, has recently been displayed at two universities in Paraguay. From March 31 to April 4, 2008, the exhibition was on show at the National University of Pilar ... read more

On April 2, 2008, Soka Gakkai held memorial services throughout Japan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda (1900-58). Current Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada and General Director Masaaki Masaki attended a meeting at the Soka Gakkai Headquarters in Shinanomachi, Tokyo. SGI ... read more

On March 31, 2008, Datin Paduka Professor Jamilah Ariffin, president of the Malaysia Chapter of Asia Pacific Forum on Families (APFAM) International and adjunct professor of gender studies at the University of Malaya, lectured at the Soka Gakkai Kansai Ikeda Center in Osaka on creating a nurturing family environment that ... read more

Throughout March 2008, more than 37,000 youth and their guests gathered at events around the United States to commemorate the 50th anniversary of March 16, 1958, a significant date in the Soka Gakkai's history when just two weeks prior to his death second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda bequeathed the ... read more

Since 2003, SGI-Venezuela youth have organized and conducted a Peace Builder Course at various schools and universities in Venezuela. In Naguanagua City, Carabobo, the youth taught the course at four junior and senior high schools between January and March, 2008, in conjunction with the city's education curriculum. Classes were also ... read more

On March 27-30, 2008, some 95 SGI-Portugal members met for a training course at the SGI European Center in Trets, southern France. Participants studied "The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life," one of Nichiren's letters, based on SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on the same writing. Representatives related how ... read more

On March 30, 2008, SGI-Ireland held a youth general meeting in Dublin, the country's capital. With the theme of "Let's Build Peace through Dialogue and Friendship," SGI-Ireland youth and their friends studied the humanism of Nichiren Buddhism.
SGI-Ireland youth meet in Dublin
On the same day, SGI-Netherlands women and young women ... read more

On March 29-30, 2008, Bharat (India) Soka Gakkai (BSG) held a youth training course at the Soka Bodhi Tree Garden in a suburb of New Delhi. The event commemorated the 50th anniversary of March 16, 1958, a significant day in SGI's history when second Soka Gakkai President Josei Toda, just ... read more

On March 29-30, 2008, the first SGI-Uruguay women's training course was held at five venues throughout the country, including the capital, Montevideo. Participants studied SGI President Daisaku Ikeda's lecture on the "Opening of the Eyes," one of Nichiren's major writings. They discussed goals toward 2030, the 100th anniversary of the ... read more

On March 30, 2008, 130 SGI-Canada members from the Ontario region participated in an event organized by York Regional Police in partnership with various local cultural and religious groups to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Around 400 people joined the event at Bur Oak Secondary ... read more

On March 29, 2008, SGI-Zambia members gathered at the SGI-Zambia Grand Culture Center located in the country's capital, Lusaka, to celebrate the center's 10th anniversary. SGI President Daisaku Ikeda sent a congratulatory message, in which he encouraged everyone to further advance toward the next decade.
SGI-Zambia members meet in Lusaka
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Inter Press Service (IPS), a news agency specializing in development and human rights issues, and IDN-InDepthNews, providing news and information on a wide range of global issues, recently news and information on a wide range of global issues, interviewed SGI President Daisaku Ikeda about his 2008 peace proposal. Based in ... read more

From March 19-27, 2008, Maidaiko Aska-Gumi, a well-known Japanese taiko drum troupe, toured Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Chin-Shuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, founded by Taiwan Soka Association with an aim to promote cultural exchanges in Taiwan, sponsored the tour. On March 24, the group performed for the students ... read more

On February 23-24, 2008, Taiwan Soka Association (TSA) held study sessions on Nichiren Buddhism with SGI-Asia Study Department Chief Masaaki Morinaka at centers in Banciao, Changhua and Qianzhen. The 1,100 attendees had previously passed intermediate-level study examinations. Mr. Morinaka lectured on "The Heritage of the Ultimate Law of Life," one ... read more